Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-29
A STRANGER IN GOTHAM.
A Strange Distribution in Drygoods
Store-PoIiteness In Two Cities

StOre-BOlitene>s IN Two titits-
Especial CoErespondencc.l
New YORK, Jan 24-I was in one of the
large Sixth avenue drySoods stores the other
evening, and hearing that a rather curious
ceremony was to take place, l managed to he
present Ii seems that there is found
desk, where all articles found on the prem
ises by the employees must be taken. There
they are kept TO await the owners call
Strange 10 say, there are a great many UNI
brellaS and overshoes included i'll the collec-
ton, and it puzzled me TO imagine how over
shoes could he lost unless they were worn on
the hands Well, these articles had accumu-
lated beyond the capacity of the found
desk, and rs a means of getting rid OF them
they were to lie distributed to the little cash
girls About fifty of these red aprunei Mer-
curies took places on line for the first dlStrl-
bution-umhrellas. One little red-nosed and
red-haired Girl received a satin parasol of
black and orange stripes. could see her,
dressed in a green frock, blue hat, yellow
necllerchief and other things, sporting her
gorgeous parasoi on Sunday mornings in
summer Another parasol had n strip of
dirty lace still attached to it, while still an
other preserved a Goodly specimen OF pale
blue satin or course, fate willed that the
smallest girl got the biggest umbrellas
great green affair, with stics like a stair
post. The umbrellas being disposed Of, an
other squad was formed to receive oyershoes.
As these protectors from rain and snow had
not been sorted very carefully, the children
were not thrice blessed in receiving. 1t Ger
tainly seemed a mockery of the fitness OF
things for No. , child to be presented with
a No. pair of Tllbbers.
went over TO Brooklyn yesterday and
paid visit TO Greenwood cemetery. While
Brooklyn seems to be much more old foSyish
than New York, there are nevertheless some
conparisons which might be instituted with
infinite diScredit 10 the metropolis. For in
stance, in the car coming down TO the bridge
from Greenwood sat next to fine looking
man, who, as far as one can judge 10y ap-
pearances, was certainly a gentleman.
A couple Of girls boarded the car
which was already crowded. Ny neighbOr
and | rose simultaneously and offered our
seats. which were POLITELY accepted We
crossed the bridge together and boarded a
Third avenue elevated train for up town,
beirS fortunate enough to secure seats. At
the second station at which the train stopped,
a bevy of females entered the car and pro-
ceeded TO hold on by the straps. arose and
one Of the party took the seat vacated by me
without even acknowledging the courtesy by
a nod had, of course, expected that
INV companion would do as he had done
in BROOKLYN. But he did nothing Of the
kind And considering the nonchalance with
which my sacrifice hal been accepted, felt,
while swaying from side to side i'll the effort
to maintain a perpendicular position. that
could not blame him much either. ! could
not, however, help drawing the inference
that New York air OF manners is conducive
OF selfiShneSs and impoliteness, while the con-
trary is the case in Brooklyn.
The thirteen superstition is revived by the
part that number las played in the history Of
Doodle Alderman McQuade. who last week
was finally bundled off to Sing Sing. Some
of the papers here are saying quite little
about it Thirteen is more Uulucky number
for McQuade than has yet been discovered. H.
lived on Thirteenth street. The number was
3l3. II took Il men TO convict him-the jury
and Judge. His lawyers chose Is exceptions
for arguments and Judge Pratt took 10 days
TO consider the motion for Il stay. He denied
it on the 18th day of the month McQuade
was proposed for membership III the Thirteen
club, but failed to pay his initiation Doodle.
WALTER WIBERLY.